I guess I am missing something here. I thought this had BEEN in effect for quite some time now???
On a side note, the thing that gets me is that the previous "ban" on firearms in Nat'l Parks only kept the law-abiding citizens from being able to protect themselves. It's not like it stopped any of the criminals from carrying a firearm.
"Engineers don't idle well."
As I understand it, the previous law was being blocked by a federal judge somewhere.
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AND, as I recall, having asked a Parks Ranger in GTNP last year, the law is in effect as of February (?) of last year. I am not aware of a judicial block since then but, then again, legislation from the judicial bench in not uncommon these days. The will of the people means little to a jurist with an agenda.
Mark
Go ahead and stick a fuse in that powder keg.Originally Posted by Marco
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This law is already in affect, and can be used at the NP's out west...
http://www.nps.gov/yell/parkmgmt/lawsandpolicies.htm
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does this mean that if I am hunting the open part of a refuge, I can chase a goose into the closed part and not have to put my gun down, as long as I don't shoot?
"Trust, but verify" - Russian Proverb, as used by Ronald Reagan
I just realized. The poster was posting from a news article published in 2009.... This is very old news.
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Watch for the wolf pelts and buffalo robes to show up on ebay
This is a written to poachers. Please come blast our wild life and while you're here, why don't you shoot up some 8,000 year old petroglyphs.
Can't wait 'till some yahoo blows away a bear because it "invades" his campsite endangering his supply of Bud light
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far as I can tell, even if carrying is premitted (which is often tethered to the law of the STATE in which the NP is located), DISCHARGE of the firearm may not be legal. that's how it is in Yellowstone, anyway.
First of all, open carry is NOT legal, only concealed carry. Discharge is not legal unless in defense of self and even then, there is going to be some dispute over definitions. I don't think there are going to be people blasging petroglyphs or selling wolf pelts. The existing laws against that activity are still in effect and the existing punishments are still in effect. If some redneck is going to break the law by poaching in a park, the fact that he can carry a legaly licensed concealed firearm is of little consequence.
Jeff
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